Elijah's POVHe leaned back in his chair and sighed. "Venus, please! You don't get to decide who I should love!"She laughed and walked towards the front of the table. She placed her hands on it and smirked."Yes, I am, Elijah. It's also a secret how we make each other happy. You wouldn't want your image to be ruined if I caused a scene, would you?""Bitch!!""Oh, I'm not ashamed to be that," she said confidently. "If you don't want us to be together, then you shouldn't love anyone else because you belong to me, Elijah. Let's just grow old like this even if there's no level, as long as I'm still the only woman in your life.""Are you losing your mind?""No."He closed his eyes at the sudden headache caused by Venus."Leave while I'm still okay, Venus."She smirked. "Before I go, let me give you a warning." He furrowed his brows. "Be careful with the woman you're with, because if I see her, I'll do what I said earlier!"Venus stormed out of the office. She came back from another countr

Charlotte's POVShe just stared at the bread in her hand when Elisse suddenly appeared beside her."You might make that bread melt too with your staring."While holding the bread, she lowered her hand and gave Elisse a small smile. Elisse raised an eyebrow even higher, almost reaching her hairline."From Elijah?""Yes.""So, he's sweet after all. I thought he only knew how to be grumpy. That's good, so ants would come closer to him."She tilted her head. "It hurts when you get bitten by ants.""Let him be bitten by ants if he ever does. Sometimes being numb is not good, so it's better if he feels pain.""Is what Elijah said earlier true? That's why you're here?" she suddenly asked.The stern look on Elisse's face vanished, replaced by sadness."Yes.""Why are you avoiding him if he likes you?" she asked, her brows furrowing.Elisse smiled without showing her teeth. "There are different meanings to liking someone, Charlotte. His is not good because he's too possessive.""How did he get

Charlotte's POVShe just stared at the bread in her hand when Elisse suddenly appeared beside her."You might make that bread melt too with your staring."While holding the bread, she lowered her hand and gave Elisse a small smile. Elisse raised an eyebrow even higher, almost reaching her hairline."From Elijah?""Yes.""So, he's sweet after all. I thought he only knew how to be grumpy. That's good, so ants would come closer to him."She tilted her head. "It hurts when you get bitten by ants.""Let him be bitten by ants if he ever does. Sometimes being numb is not good, so it's better if he feels pain.""Is what Elijah said earlier true? That's why you're here?" she suddenly asked.The stern look on Elisse's face vanished, replaced by sadness."Yes.""Why are you avoiding him if he likes you?" she asked, her brows furrowing.Elisse smiled without showing her teeth. "There are different meanings to liking someone, Charlotte. His is not good because he's too possessive.""How did he get

Elijah's POVHis chest tightened at the words coming out of Charlotte's mouth. They got married because of his mistake, but that wasn't a reason for her to abort the baby because of her reasons."Have you thought that once you abort that baby, it's like you're killing the baby before it even gets to live in this world?""I'm not ready; I wasn't even ready when I married you!!""But it's a different story now that there's a child, Charlotte! Are you even thinking?!!" He shouted at her with frustration. He didn't care if he could be heard outside this room.She looked at him with anger. "This is your fault!! If you didn't enter my room and force yourself on me, I wouldn't get pregnant!!" Tears welled up in her eyes, dripping onto the sheets.He felt tears welling up in his eyes as well due to the tension. He couldn't think straight while his emotions were running high."Rest for a while; I'll come back when you're okay and when you're not driven solely by emotion. Wait for me after one

Charlotte's POV"How long, Elijah?" She just stared at the glass and didn't look into his eyes. "As far as I know, you have a woman you love. Don't you want to be with her?"It was silent in the kitchen, and she wondered why it took Elijah so long to respond. It must have been several minutes that had passed. When she looked, his brow was furrowed because he had closed his eyes while folding his arms.Did Elijah fall asleep?"Elijah." He remained with his eyes closed. She finished the milk in the glass before standing up. He might be sleepy. It was almost four in the morning. "Elijah, are you asleep?" She grabbed his arm and gently pushed. He still didn't react or even open his eyes.She turned her head to look at his face. That girl Elijah liked was really lucky. She was nice; it seemed like she was the only one with a lot of problems in life, so the two of them didn't get along."Can't you both wait until sunrise? Go to sleep!" She glanced at the kitchen door. Elisse was standing th